World Geography Copywork

Copyright 2015 Homeschool Giveaways

This copywork pack is intended to enhance your child's knowledge of World Geography. It is not a Geography
Curriculum or a complete Geography study and therefore, is not inclusive of all Geography facts. When researching
facts, there were so many things I wanted to place on each map that I had to be careful not to over crowd them or
they wouldn't be legible for copying. I sorted through all the information and only included facts that are the most
important, the largest, the longest, the most well-known, or the must-know of each map topic. These facts will
enhance the learning your child is already getting from their Geography program.

I recommend that your child copy the names of the continents and oceans on every map they produce. This will help
them quickly learn the most important basic facts.

I also recommend that when copying the maps with color distributions, have your child copy one color at a time so
they can see the distribution of that particular item on the map, for example, Mineral Distributions Map - color all of
the iron shapes first so the child will see where all the iron deposits are located around the world and proceed with
each mineral until complete.

Credits and Acknowledgments

Author - Janeen Herlugson of Sprouting Tadpoles, created for Homeschool Giveaways.

Cover designed by Richele McFarlin of Crisp Apple Design.

Graphics by Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs.

Copyright 2015 Homeschool Giveaways. Original subscriber is granted permission to photocopy pages for use
within their single family. All other rights reserved. You are not allowed to post this file, link directly to this file, or re-
distribute this file by any means.
 The World Continents & Oceans

The world has seven continents and five oceans. The continents are, from largest to smallest in land
mass size, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. The
oceans are, from largest to smallest, the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern
Ocean and Arctic Ocean.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Europe
Asia
north
America
Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa

Pacific Ocean

south Australia
America Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean
Antarctica
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 The World's Great Lines & Divisions

Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator around the earth's surface with the equator being
designated at 0 parallel. The equator also separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The
Prime Meridian separates the Eastern and Western Hemisphere and is located at 180. The
combination of these two components specifies the position of any location on the surface of the earth.

North Pole 90N Arctic Circle 66N

NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

Lines of Longitude run north to south

WESTERN HEMISPHERE

EASTERN HEMISPHERE
Tropic of Cancer 23N Prime Meridian 180

Equator 0

Tropic of Capricorn 23S Lines of Latitude run east to west

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
South Pole 90S Antarctic Circle 66S
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 The World's Mountain Ranges

Mount Everest is earth's highest mountain with a peak of 29,029 ft. above sea level. It is located in the
Himalaya mountain range in Asia. The highest known mountain on any planet in the Solar
System is Olympus Mons on Mars with a peak of 69,459 ft.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Ural Mountains
North America
Europe Asia
Rocky
Mountains Kunlun Mountains
Mt. St. Helens The Alps Karakoram Range
Cascade K2
Range Mt. Everest Mt. Fuji
Atlantic
Appalachian
Mountains
Ocean Atlas Mountains The Himalayas
Pacific Ocean
Africa
South
Pacific Ocean America

Australia
Andes
Mountains
Indian Ocean
Great Dividing Range

Southern Ocean
TransAntarctic Mountains
Antarctica
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 World Deserts, Plains & Plateaus

The Sahara Desert is located in Northern Africa, stretching from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.
It is the worlds largest hot desert with average temperatures reaching 104 F during the summer.
The Sahara Desert is the third largest desert after the Antarctic Desert and the Arctic Desert.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Siberian Plain Siberian Plateau

North America
Asia
Europe Gobi Desert
Great Plains
Tibetan Plateau
Great Basin Atlantic Arabian Desert
Ocean
Sahara Pacific Ocean
Desert Africa
Amazon Basin
Horn of Africa
Pacific Ocean Great Rift Valley
South Australia
America Great Sandy Desert

Patagonia Steppe Great Victoria Desert

Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

Antarctica
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 The World's River Systems

The Nile River is the longest river in the world with a length of 4,258 miles. The Amazon River is the
second longest river at 4000 miles. The Amazon River holds more water than any other river in the
world and accounts for one-fifth of the worlds total river flow.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Yukon River
Asia
North Europe
Rhine River
America
Danube River Yellow River
Tigris River Brahmaputra (Huang He)
Colorado River Mississippi River
Euphrates River
Nile River Indus Yangtze River
Rio Grande Atlantic River
Niger River
Ocean Ganges Mekong River
Africa River
Amazon River Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean South Congo
America River
Australia Darling River
Murray River
Indian Ocean
Strait of Magellan
Southern Ocean
Drake Passage
Antarctica
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 World Seas, Bays & Gulf's

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. It is composed of over 2,900 individual
reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 1400 miles. It can be seen from outer space and is the world's
largest single structure made by living organisms.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Beaufort Barents
Sea Baffin Bay Sea
Norwegian
Sea
Europe
Labrador Sea
Hudson Bay Asia Sea of Okhotsk
North Sea Baltic Sea Bering Sea
Gulf of North Black Sea Sea of Japan
Alaska America Bay of Biscay Caspian Sea
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Mediterranean Sea Persian Gulf East China Sea
Ocean Red Sea South China Sea
Caribbean Sea Arabian
Africa Sea Bay
of Bengal
Pacific Ocean South
America Arafura Sea
Great Barrier
Gulf of Arica Reef
Australia
Tasman
Great Sea
Indian Ocean Australian
Bight
Strait of Magellan
Southern Ocean
Drake Passage Weddell Sea
Ross Sea Ross Sea
Antarctica
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 Islands Around the World

The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the highest levels of species found no where else on earth.
The giant Galapagos tortoise is only found here and the Galapagos penguin is the only penguin
species found in the Northern Hemisphere. The giant land iguanas can grow up to 3ft in length.

Arctic Queen Elizabeth

Islands Arctic Ocean New Siberian
Ocean Ellesmere Island Islands
Banks Island St. Lawrence
Baffin Island
Victoria Island Island Shetland Islands

Orkney Islands
North
America Atlantic Europe
Aleutian Islands
Ocean Greek Islands Asia
Kuril Islands
Channel Madeira
Islands Islands V
Bermuda Caribbean Pacific V
Islands
Bahamas Ocean
Canary Okinawa
Aruba Islands Africa
Hawaiian Islands The Philippines ff
Curacao Cape Marshall Islands
Pacific Ocean Bonaire Verde
Galapagos Solomon
South Islands in Islands
Christmas Island Islands Indonesia
America Fiji
Australia
Coral Sea
Marquesas Islands Easter
Islands Indian Ocean Island

Falkland Islands Kerguelen Tasmania New

Islands Zealand
Southern Ocean
Berkner
Island Antarctica
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 Major World Biomes
A Biome is classified according to the plants and animals that live in it. An Ecosystem is the
interaction of living and nonliving things in an environment. A biome can be made up of many
different ecosystems.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Asia
North
America Asia
Europe

Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Ocean
Africa Pacific Ocean
Amazon
Central America Rainforest
Rainforest Southeast Asia
Congo Africa Rainforest
South Rainforest
Polar Ice Caps America
Madagascar
Polar Tundra Rainforest
Australia
Temperate
Arid / Dry
Mediterranean Indian Ocean
Mountains
Tropical Southern Ocean
Antarctica 15
Antarctica
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 Mineral Distributions

Minerals are inorganic and naturally occurring substances that we use everyday in many different
ways. Salt contains the mineral halite, pencils contain the mineral graphite, roads are made using
crushed stone and cell phones are made with many different minerals mined from places around the
world.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

North
America
Asia
Europe

Atlantic
Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Pacific Ocean

South
America
Iron South
Nickel America
Copper
Mercury
Diamonds Indian Ocean Australia
Gold
Silver
Southern Ocean

Antarctica 17
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 Hurricanes & Tornadoes

The United States has the most tornadoes of any country, as well as the strongest and most violent
tornadoes. The United States averaged 1,274 tornadoes per year in the last decade with most of those
occurring in Tornado Alley.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

North
America Atlantic Asia
Europe
Ocean
Hurricanes
Pacific Ocean
Tornado Alley August - October
Typhoons
Pacific Ocean May - December
Africa (The strongest area of
Cyclones all ocean storms)
October - November

Hurricanes
June - October South
America
South
America
Areas where Cyclones Australia Cyclones
Tornadoes can form December - March January - March
Areas where Indian Ocean
Hurricanes can form
Arrows show the direction of the
storms. The months are when they
occur. Southern Ocean

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 Areas where
Tornadoes can form
Areas where
Hurricanes can form
Arrows show the direction of the
storms. The months are when they
occur.

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 Tectonic Plates, Earthquakes & Tsunamis
A Tsunami is a series of waves that occur in the ocean and are caused by an earthquake, volcanic
eruption or underwater explosion. Tsunamis can have a wavelength up to 120 miles long and a height
up to 100 ft. Most of the turbulence from tsunamis occurs underneath the water.
Tectonic Plates

The Ring of Fire - This is where most earthquakes occur. Tsunami Risk Area - Most Tsunamis occur around the Indonesia islands.

North
Eurasian American
North Plate Plate
American
Plate

Arabian Philippine
Plate Plate
Caribbean Plate
Pacific Plate

Cocos Plate African Plate

Somali Plate
Nazca South
Plate American
Pacific Plate Plate
Indian-Australian
Plate

Antarctic Plate Pacific

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 Tectonic Plates -
The Ring of Fire - Tsunami Risk Area -

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 The World's Volcanoes

Yellowstone National Park is located in the US state of Wyoming. Yellowstone Lake is one of the
largest high-elevation lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera. Termed a
"supervolcano", the Yellowstone Caldera is the largest volcanic system in North America.

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

North
America Mt. Surtsey
Asia
Europe
Yellowstone
Caldera
Mt. Vesuvius
Mt. St. Helen Sakurajima
Mt. Rainier
Atlantic Mt. Etna Mt. Ararat Mt. Fuji
Popocatepetl Ocean
Kilauea Africa
Kilimanjaro Krakatau
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean South
South
America
America Mt. Merapi
Nyiragongo Yasur
Chaiten Australia

Indian Ocean
Lake Taupo
Southern Ocean

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Reference Map

Arctic Ocean Arctic Ocean

Asia
Europe
North
America

Atlantic
Ocean
Africa
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean South
America

Australia
Indian Ocean

Southern Ocean

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Antarctica